Think Delirium (staff poster)

This poster describes the causes and symptoms of delirium for Health and Social Care staff.


Think Delirium (public poster)

This poster describes the symptoms of delirium for patients and relatives.


Delirium - Information for patients and relatives

This leaflet describes the causes and symptoms of delirium for patients and relatives.

Director of Public Health Report 2015

The seventh Director of Public Health Annual Report, launched on 8 June 2016, focuses on demonstrating the economic worth of public health interventions. The report examines a number of interventions and programmes that are currently being funded by the Public Health Agency across each of the three public health domains - health improvement, service development/screening and health protection - and highlights their economic value in order to set out the case for a preventive public health approach.

The seventh Director of Public Health (DPH) Annual Report, launched on 8 June 2016, focuses on demonstrating the economic worth of public health interventions.

Folic acid and vitamin D guidelines for health professionals

Udated guidelines for health pofessionals on folic acid and vitamin D supplementation.

Folic acid and Vitamin D guidelines for health pofessionals.

Public Health Agency - 013

Submitted by Lynda Kernohan on

Name of Contract: Shared Reading Services in the Criminal Justice Setting

Organisation Awarded:  The Contract will be deliverd across Northern Ireland by The Reader

Contract Duration: 1 June 2016 - 31 May 2019 (with the option to extend for two periods of 12 months to 31 May 2021)

Step Challenge toolkit (leaders' guide, poster, certificate etc)

As part of a Choose to Live Better campaign to encourage people to be more active, this toolkit provides resources for group leaders to organise a Step Challenge. One aspect of the campaign encourages people to monitor the number of steps they take each day and aim to increase it as an easy way of getting more active. A Step Challenge helps people achieve this through working together in a group to support and motivate one another. Groups might be run by a local community or voluntary organisation, in the workplace, or simply among friends and family.

Take the next step

This A5 booklet encourages people to increase their level of physical activity by monitoring the number of steps they take each day and aiming to increase it.

Public Health Agency - 007

Submitted by Lynda Kernohan on

Name of Contract:

Workplace Health & Wellbeing Support Service

Total Annual Contract Value: £175k

Organisations Awarded:

This Contract has been awarded to the following organisations who will deliver the Services in 5 Lots across Northern Ireland.

Lots 1, 2 and 4 - Health Matters (Health & Safety) Ltd

Lot3 - Northern Ireland Chest Heart & Stroke

Lot 5 - Derry Healthy Cities

Contract Duration:

Herbal harm reduction advice

The Public Health Agency has supported Council for the Homeless NI to produce harm reduction booklets on NPS. These booklets are NOT aimed at the general population, but are specifically aimed at adults who are already taking either stimulant-type drugs, or synthetic cannabinoids (“herbal”). They give basic information and advice on how to reduce the risks of taking these substances.

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